Ginny

English, diminutive of Virginia, American place-name and Latin

"virginal"

Ginny Origin and Meaning

The name Ginny is a girl's name of English origin meaning "virginal".

Ginny was more common before Jenny and its myriad variants came along.

Ginny Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Popularity of the name Ginny

• 1634 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Ginny

• Virginia ''Ginny'' Blackmore New Zealand singer,songwriter
• Ginny Hawker American folk singer
• Virginia "Ginny" McQueen American cosplay model
• Ginny Tyler (born Merrie Virginia Erlandson) American voice actress
• Virginia "Ginny" McSwain American voice actress and producer
• Virginia "Ginny" Brown Waite, former U.S. Congresswoman from Florida
• Ginny Gan New Zealand ballerina
• Ginnifer "Ginny" Goodwin American actress (was born Jennifer but changed the spelling to reflect her name's pronounciation in her native Tennessee)
• Virginia "Ginny" Thrasher American sport shooter

The name Ginny in Pop Culture

• Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley character in the Harry Potter series
• Ginny Baker lead character on TV's "Pitch"
• Ginny Turner character in movie "Stacked"
• Virginia "Ginny" Thompson character on TV's "Bunheads"
• Ginny Tabor character in the book 'Someone Like You' by Sarah Dessen
• Virginia "Ginny" Johnson character on TV's "Masters of Sex"
• Ginny Blake Webber character on American soap "General Hospital"
• Ginny Portis character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Ginny Sacrimoni character on TV's "The Sopranos"
• Ginny Davenport character on British soap "Family Affairs"
• Ginny Gordon book series by Julie Campbell Tatham
• Virginia "Ginny" Blackstone character from Maureen Johnson's novel "13 Little Blue Envelopes"